Mission to the world
Subtitle: communicating the gospel in the 21st century : essays in honour of Knud Jørgensen
By: edited by Tormod Engelsviken [and others]
Series: Regnum studies in mission; Regnum studies in mission
Publisher: Published by Regnum in cooperation with Egede Instituttet and Areopagos
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford [England]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 472
ISBN-13: 9781870345644
Subjects: Missions; Theory
Table of contents: title: 1. Mission to the world : in word and deed. Background and emergence of Norwegian missions : historical sketch and brief outlook / Jan-Martin Berentsen; title: How can a folk church be missional church? / Hans Raun Iversen; title: Migration and conversion : the conversion of immigrants to Christianity in a Danish context / Mogens S. Mogensen; title: Inculturation and identity : a reflection on Chinese Christianity and mission / Tai Ho-fai; title: "Going global" : a reflection on being a Western Christian in a global church / Kjetil Aano; title: International diakonia / Kjell Nordstokke; title: Mission and contemplation : mission spirituality in the 21st century / Tore Laugerud; title: Spirituality in the Chinese context / Ekman Pui Chuen Tam; title: The never ending song : the contextualization of Chinese Christian hymnody / Thor Strandenæs; title: 2. Communicating the gospel in the 21st century. Intercultural communication in mission : a tool or a goal? : missionary methodology in view of developments in intercultural communication / Øyvind Økland; title: Are we to take a religion or a faith? / Charles H. Kraft; title: Holistic contextualization : ensuring that every facet of Christian faith is localized / A. Scott Moreau; title: Whose book is it, by the way? : an aspect of popular and scholarly strategies for interpreting the Bible in Africa / Knut Holter; title: The southern phase of Christianity : the contribution of the global South to the church in the global North / Roar G. Fotland; title: Christianity and society in today's China : from a perspective of experimental study / Gao Shining; title: Clash of civilizations, or contract of cultures? / He Guanghu; title: Commonalities emanating from religious scripture / Kjell Magne Bondevik; title: Christian spirituality challenged by Eastern wisdom : why do Western Christians go East when the East goes global? / Notto Reidar Thelle; title: Tao Fong Shan : what have we done? : reflections on the post-war search for a new identity / Rolv Olsen; title: Including gender perspective in Muslim-Christian dialogue in Europe and Scandinavia : a disturbance to bridge-building or a contextual necessity? / Anne Hege Grung; title: 3. Leadership and training in mission. Women leaders in mission / Kristin Norseth; title: Leadership and ministry : an Evangelical-Lutheran view / Kjell Olav Sannes; title: Preparing leaders for an "emerging" church / Eddie Gibbs; title: Leadership development : systems development and individual formation / Jørn Lemvik; title: Transition of leadership / Dag Håkon Eriksen; title: Formation for ministry and mission : reflections on vocational spirituality / Ole Christian M. Kvarme; title: Are you called or just personally motivated? : recruiting for mission / Ingrid Eskilt; title: Theological education and mission / Vidar Leif Haanes; title: Teaching in a secular university / Viggo Mortensen.